Publications by authors named "I Keleli"
Background: A serious proportion of the patients with invasive cervical cancer can be women who have had abnormal smear findings known for at least 6 months.
Aims: The aims of the study were to evaluate the cervical cytohistopathologic correlation in the population studied, and to discuss the acceptability of immediate histological verification for minor Papanicolaou smear abnormalities.
Materials And Methods: A total of 443 patients who were admitted with abnormal smear results and had undergone immediate colposcopy, cervical biopsy and endocervical curretage in the gynecologic oncology clinic between the years of 2003-2009 were enrolled into the present retrospective study.